Marion Barry

Politician

1936-03-06

Books by Marion Barry

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First, it was not a strip bar, it was an erotic club. And second, what can I say? I'm a night owl.
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What dragged me down was not being mayor - it was insecurity, the need to be accepted by everyone, the pleasure syndrome. That's what brought me down.
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I am making this trip to Africa because Washington is an international city, just like Tokyo, Nigeria or Israel. As mayor, I am an international symbol. Can you deny that to Africa?
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The brave men who died in Vietnam, more than 100% of which were black, were the ultimate sacrifice.
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If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very very low crime rate.
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